Project Definition, System Architecture, and Workshop Safety

Translate the desired robotic-arm and mobile-base capabilities into measurable requirements for reach, payload, repeatability, speed, and runtime.

Create a functional block diagram that separates the mechanical, electrical, sensing, control, and software subsystems of a mechatronic system.

Select and sketch a provisional arm joint arrangement, end effector, and differential-drive base concept capable of meeting the project requirements.

Create an interface table specifying the power, signal, data, and mechanical connections between subsystems.

Identify mechanical, electrical, thermal, and motion hazards in the planned builds and assign a control measure to each.

Apply a staged power-up procedure that tests one subsystem at a time before integration.

Create a structured engineering build log and populate it with initial requirements, design decisions, and planned tests.